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#3A328F Color

#3A328F is rgb(58, 50, 143) in RGB, hsl(245, 48%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 65%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cosmic Cobalt (#2E2D88), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3A328F
HEX#3A328F
RGBrgb(58, 50, 143)
HSLhsl(245, 48%, 38%)
HSVhsv(245, 65%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 65%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(38.6% 0.148 280.8)
LABlab(26.43% 25.73 -51.51)
LCHlch(26.43% 57.58 296.54)

What #3A328F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3A328F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#3A328F Channel Values

How #3A328F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 58 · G 50 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 48% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 65% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.33:1 vs white · 2.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3A328F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3A328F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3A328F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #3A328F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #3A328F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3A328F
Protanopia#33338F
Protanomaly#36338F
Deuteranopia#35358F
Deuteranomaly#37348F
Tritanopia#1C4747
Tritanomaly#2B3F6B
Achromatopsia#404040

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Using #3A328F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3a328f: #3A328F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3A328F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3a328f': '#3A328F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.227, green: 0.196, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_3a328f">#3A328F</color>
SVG fillfill="#3A328F"

More Blue Colors

#3A328F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#3A328F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3A328F?

#3A328F is a dark blue — rgb(58, 50, 143) in RGB and hsl(245, 48%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cosmic Cobalt (#2E2D88), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.17.

What is the RGB value of #3A328F?

#3A328F is rgb(58, 50, 143) — red 58, green 50, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3A328F?

#3A328F converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 65%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3A328F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3A328F scores 10.33:1 against white and 2.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3A328F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3A328F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.51, which is visibly different.

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